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There was a youngster – like one of today’s youngsters – who had become
friendly with another youth. The youngster’s elderly father noticed his
coming home late at nights and enquired, “One night, two nights, three
nights, and now every night you are coming home very late. What is your
story?” The youngster replied, “I go to visit a friend of mine. Sitting
and talking with him, it tends to get a bit late.” The father said, “Really?
Oho! There are still such friends today?” The father continued, “When
you are about to visit your friend tomorrow, let me know. I also wish
to meet this dear friend of yours.”

The
following evening the youngster got ready and informed his father that
he was about to leave to visit his friend. His father said, “Very well.
I will be with you in a minute.” The father kept himself busy with first
one task and then another, causing some delay. The youngster became restless.
“Don’t fret. I am coming now,” the father said. Deliberately he busied
himself some more until it became quite late. “At last I am free. Let
us go,” he said.

The streets were empty. It was close to midnight and most of the people
had retired for the night. On reaching the friend’s house the youngster
knocked on the door and called out to his friend. His friend enquired
from inside. “Who is it?” (Mind you, the friend still wants to know who
it is!) The youngster gave his name. “Oh! It is rather late... Never mind.
Hang on.” The friend came to the door and opened it. “Why have you come
so late?” he asked. The father had coached his son along the way as to
what to say. Accordingly the son replied, “Some problem has cropped up
causing my delay. I have landed myself in some problem.” The word “problem”
had a noticeable affect on the friend. He yawned and said, “I was fast
asleep. I am still feeling heavy headed, and my mind is not quite clear.
What you do is come back in the morning. Then we will see what is what.”
Saying this, the friend closed the door, fastened the door chain and went
back to bed.

After a few moments of deathly silence the father spoke, “I have seen
your friend of these times. And so have you. Now you come with me. I also
have a friend from the old days. He has gone quite old, and so have I.
I have not seen him for ages, but never mind, let me show you what type
of friend he is.” Late as it was, father and son proceeded to the house
of the father’s friend. When they reached there the father knocked on
the door and called out to his friend. The knocking woke up the friend
and he called back from inside, “I’ll be with you in a minute.” (You will
note that he did not ask “Who is it?” Even after an absence of several
years he had recognised the voice immediately, in contrast to the youngster’s
friend.)

He did not come to the door “in a minute”. There was some delay. And when
he did open the door he presented a strange spectacle as he stood in the
doorway: in his one arm he was clutching a bag; in his other arm he had
a stick; and on his head was balanced a pot! After Salaams were exchanged,
the father asked his friend, “What is all this?” The friend replied, “Nothing
really. When I recognised your voice the thought struck me that, coming
at this time of the night after an absence of several years, you must
have some special problem. I have hurriedly made these few preparations,
and this caused the delay in my coming to the door.” The friend went on
to explain: “This pot on my head has some food: if you have nothing to
eat, this is to take home for your family. This bag in my hand contains
money: if some creditor is making life difficult for you, this is to settle
your debts. Thirdly, it may be that some enemy is after your blood: I
may be old but I can still wield a stick quite deftly, and I’ll contribute
at least two or three shots with this stick.”

The father reassured his friend, “No. There are no problems with food
or money. There is also no fight. It is just that this son of mine used
to come home late at night because of some friend of his. We went and
saw this friend. I, in turn, offered to show him my old friend, which
I have done. Shukria – thank you very much. Really, I am not in need of
anything. Please forgive us for inconveniencing you at this late hour.”
“You are welcome. It is your right,” his friend said. Making Salaam, father
and son took their leave.

The lesson on the true friendship that existed in those years had been
forcefully driven home to the youngster. This is not an age in which you
will find such friendships. So called friends have earned some fancy titles
for themselves:

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POEM

TOILS
OF LOVEby Nizami Ganjavi
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On lofty Beysitoun the lingering sun
looks down on ceaseless labours, long begun:
The mountain trembles to the echoing sound
Of falling rocks, that from her sides rebound.

Each day all respite, all repose denied---
No truce, no pause, the thundering strokes are plied;
The mist of night around her summit coils,
But still Ferhad, the lover-artist, toils,

A
hundred arms were weak one block to move
Of thousands, molded by the hand of Love
Into fantastic shapes and forms of grace,
Which crowd each nook of that majestic place.

The piles give way, the rocky peaks divide,
The stream comes gushing on---a foaming tide!
A mighty work, for ages to remain,
The token of his passion and his pain.

As flows the milky flood from Allah's throne
Rushes the torrent from the yielding stone;
Ah! hapless youth; ah! toil repaid by woe---
A king thy rival and the world thy foe!

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A THOUGHT

ON
TALKING
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Wise people talk because they have something to say, fools talk because they have to say something.

THE
LIBRARIAN
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"What time does the library open?" the man on the phone asked.
"Nine AM" came the reply. "And what's the idea of calling
me at home in the middle of the night to ask a question like that?"
"Not until nine AM?" the man asked in a disappointed voice.
"No, not till nine AM!" the librarian said. "Why do you want
to get in before nine AM?"
"Who said I wanted to get in?" the man sighed sadly. "I want
to get out."

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